CA2252189A1 - Commutateur de fibres optiques n x 2n - Google Patents

Commutateur de fibres optiques n x 2n Download PDF

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CA2252189A1
CA2252189A1 CA002252189A CA2252189A CA2252189A1 CA 2252189 A1 CA2252189 A1 CA 2252189A1 CA 002252189 A CA002252189 A CA 002252189A CA 2252189 A CA2252189 A CA 2252189A CA 2252189 A1 CA2252189 A1 CA 2252189A1
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optical fiber
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fiber switch
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Mitsuo Takahashi
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Seikoh Giken Co Ltd
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/26—Optical coupling means
    • G02B6/35—Optical coupling means having switching means
    • G02B6/3502—Optical coupling means having switching means involving direct waveguide displacement, e.g. cantilever type waveguide displacement involving waveguide bending, or displacing an interposed waveguide between stationary waveguides
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/26—Optical coupling means
    • G02B6/35—Optical coupling means having switching means
    • G02B6/354—Switching arrangements, i.e. number of input/output ports and interconnection types
    • G02B6/3544—2D constellations, i.e. with switching elements and switched beams located in a plane
    • G02B6/3546—NxM switch, i.e. a regular array of switches elements of matrix type constellation
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/26—Optical coupling means
    • G02B6/35—Optical coupling means having switching means
    • G02B6/354—Switching arrangements, i.e. number of input/output ports and interconnection types
    • G02B6/3544—2D constellations, i.e. with switching elements and switched beams located in a plane
    • G02B6/3548—1xN switch, i.e. one input and a selectable single output of N possible outputs
    • G02B6/355—1x2 switch, i.e. one input and a selectable single output of two possible outputs
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/26—Optical coupling means
    • G02B6/35—Optical coupling means having switching means
    • G02B6/3564—Mechanical details of the actuation mechanism associated with the moving element or mounting mechanism details
    • G02B6/3568—Mechanical details of the actuation mechanism associated with the moving element or mounting mechanism details characterised by the actuating force
    • G02B6/3572—Magnetic force

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  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Mechanical Light Control Or Optical Switches (AREA)
CA002252189A 1998-05-29 1998-10-29 Commutateur de fibres optiques n x 2n Expired - Fee Related CA2252189C (fr)

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JP149593-1998 1998-05-29
JP14959398A JP3347290B2 (ja) 1998-05-29 1998-05-29 Ｎ×２ｎ光ファイバスイッチ

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CA2252189A1 true CA2252189A1 (fr) 1999-11-29
CA2252189C CA2252189C (fr) 2003-08-05

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US (1) US6144782A (fr)
EP (1) EP0961141B1 (fr)
JP (1) JP3347290B2 (fr)
CA (1) CA2252189C (fr)
DE (1) DE69828953T2 (fr)

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
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TW461978B (en) * 2000-08-29 2001-11-01 Liu Jin Shin Pressing-positioning type fiber switching device and the switching method of the same
JP2003215480A (ja) * 2002-01-18 2003-07-30 Mitsubishi Electric Corp 光スイッチ、光導波路装置および光導波路装置の製造方法
CA2436392C (fr) * 2002-08-05 2011-02-01 Luminos Industries Ltd. Interrupteur a fibres optiques mobiles
CN1781045A (zh) * 2003-04-30 2006-05-31 保乐提斯有限公司 使用光纤连接器的光开关
US20230244036A1 (en) * 2022-02-02 2023-08-03 Sanwa Technologies, Inc. Optical connector switches, systems, and methods

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US4407562A (en) * 1980-11-24 1983-10-04 Bell Telephone Laboratories, Incorporated Optical fiber switch
US4834488A (en) * 1985-10-07 1989-05-30 Lee Ho Shang Fiberoptic switch
DE3751669T2 (de) * 1986-10-07 1996-08-29 Whitaker Corp Optischer Schalter
US5434936A (en) * 1993-09-17 1995-07-18 Seiko Instruments Inc. Mechanical optical switch
US5727099A (en) * 1996-07-19 1998-03-10 Harman; Murray R. Positioning system for controlling optical alignment of optical waveguides

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JP3347290B2 (ja) 2002-11-20
DE69828953D1 (de) 2005-03-17
EP0961141B1 (fr) 2005-02-09
US6144782A (en) 2000-11-07
EP0961141A1 (fr) 1999-12-01
JPH11337849A (ja) 1999-12-10
CA2252189C (fr) 2003-08-05
DE69828953T2 (de) 2006-03-30

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